Disney+ has updated its subscriber agreement to allow advertising before and after movies and shows across every subscription tier. The change quietly ends completely ad-free streaming on the platform, even for those paying top dollar.
That includes the Premium plan, which costs $18.99 a month and was originally sold on the promise of an uninterrupted viewing experience.
Subscribers now face an on-screen prompt when logging in, requiring them to actively accept the updated terms before they can keep watching.
My jellyfin server doesn’t have ads
There are no ads in my paperback books either :-)
Can’t wait to hear from the crowd that said it was fine when they introduced an ad tier because they still had a non-ad tier. Despite everyone that has seen how this always goes before telling them it was only a matter of time before legally watching Disney owned content was going to mean paying a substantial monthly fee and having to sit through ads.
Let this be a lesson everyone that said that. Once they build the mechanism to have the ads, they will not be able to resist turning up the dial for the easy ad money.
And you just know the normies will keep paying
Disney should be aware that they are a big corporation with a lot of well-known output.
Well-known enough that it will still have a lot of seeders many years after release.
So, what’s the point of paying for the premium plan? Do you get more content for it?
Remember that if you sign up for Disney+, you waive the right to sue them if they kill you at one of their restaurants.
What the actual hell. I am going to be a revenge pirate now
How can you sue someone from beyond the grave anyways?
Family on your behalf.
I’ve been a Transmission person for decades, what’s the reason to switch?
If you are happy, no reason to switch. I like the integrated search engine and the http remote control of qbittorrent, but whatever floats your pirate ship.
My only streaming service
Only 3.49€ a month too !
😁
(My VPN cost)
Stremio is so good too
Sail the seas 🏴☠️
Glad I have kept my 1000+ dvd/bluray movie collection, given the way streaming has become nothing but fricken ads
If I were a Disney+ subscriber, I would issue a chargeback every bill, stating that I am not getting the service I agreed to, until they dropped me as a customer.
Also, 🏴☠️
that implies having the service withput using it.c from other repliea, you are forced to accept the new terms or you dont see anything. But i like your way of thinking
Isn’t the Mouse messing with copyright where we got the term Mickey Mouse law?
Crazy, now, to think that it was ever an anomaly.
WE HAVE ALTERED THE AGREEMENT
PRAY WE DO NOT ALTER IT FURTHER
[heavy breathing]
Bespin was the original enshittification, a long time ago and a galaxy far away
haha that’s so fitting
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Cancel it, you’ll be okay.
I am told that back in ancient times people survived somehow with very few viewing options. They listened to radio, read books, magazines and newspapers and such for entertainment and information. Sometimes they talked to each other in person or on a phone. Sounds a little crazy but I might give some of these a try. Personal media streaming is an interesting bypass I would like to explore as well.
It is not streaming and doesn’t address the advertising part of the conversation but if you are lucky enough to be able to set up a good antenna appropriately placed, over the air (OTA) may be an option for some for some television. Location is a constraining factor.
I don’t object to paying a fair price for a service but I do object to “let’s take you for as much as we can possibly get”.
The older you get the easier it gets to abandon all streaming services to be honest.
Every high production value movie is a cliche you can guess 5 minutes in. And the few outliers get so much publicity you will probably hear about them anyway and be able to get a copy through other means.
I guess it’s also why apparently CD sales have been picking up. Easier to just rip your favorite music and listen to/stream your own collection than deal with a mess of different services.
